Check Your Mailbox If You Live In Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Or These Other Cities

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Voters who live in Riverside County's Assembly 63 should be checking their mailboxes.

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters announced that, on Monday, it sent vote-by-mail ballots for the August 26, 2025, Assembly District 63 Special General Election.

Assembly District 63 includes the cities of Canyon Lake, Corona, Eastvale, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Norco, Riverside, and the unincorporated communities of Temescal Valley and Woodcrest.

The August 26, 2025, Assembly District 63 Special General Election will see Democratic candidate Chris Shoults face off against Republican candidate Natasha Johnson.

The two are among four candidates who vied for the Assembly District 63 seat during a June 24 primary contest. None of the four received 50% +1 vote of the total votes cast (a simple majority), so a runoff election between the top two finishers — Johnson and Shoults — is scheduled for the August 26 Special General Election.

During the June 24 primary contest, Johnson received 46.15% of the votes cast, while Shoults garnered 44.12%.

California's 63rd Assembly District seat has been vacant since April after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Assemblyman Bill Essayli to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.

To be counted in next month's election, completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters office or any vote center within the voting perimeter of Assembly District 63 no later than the close of polls at 8 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received no later than seven days after Election Day, September 2, 2025.

Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned through the postal service. Voters who return their ballot by mail are not required to include postage on the return envelope.

Ballots can also be deposited in official vote-by-mail drop-off boxes, located within the voting perimeter of Assembly District 63. City clerk drop-off locations and hours of operation can be found on the registrar’s website at www.voteinfo.net. Two 24-hour drop boxes are available outside the main entrance of the registrar’s office at 2720 and 2724 Gateway Drive in Riverside.

Additionally, vote-by-mail ballots can be dropped off in person at any vote center within the voting perimeter of Assembly District 63 before 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Early voting at the Registrar of Voters office began July 28 and continues Monday through Friday (excluding county holidays) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The registrar’s office will be open to voters on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voters who still wish to register for the upcoming election, update their address, or change their name on their registration, must complete a voter registration application by August 11. Residents can check eligibility and register online at registertovote.ca.gov or request a paper application by calling 951-486-7200.